The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-25
THE GRAND JURY LAW.

Text Of the New Law Relating to Grr nd
Juries.
Following is the new Grand Jury law as,
passed IS the Legislature and approved by
the Governor:
Be IL enacted BY TIE Legislature Of the STATE Of
Kdnsae:
Section /. That section 8 of an act entitled
IAN act to establish q code Of criminal proceed
urc." being chapter 8. of the general statutes OF
1863, be amended so rs to read as follows: SEQ
ton 70. grand jury shall hereafter be ordered
drawn. summoned and required to attend at
least two regular terms in each year Of the dis
trict court Of every organized county in the
State In which terms of court are held. WheDl
there are more than two regular terms OF court.
held in any county in one year the grand jury
shall be required to attend the first ancs
third terms, and at such other terms
as may be ordered by the judge Of the.
district court; said jury shall be drawn upon
the written order Of the judge Of the district
court, which shall be made and filed with the
county clerk OF the proper county; Prov ided,
That whenever petition. signed by at least :0
taxpayers OF the county. praying for the draw
ing and summoning of the grand jury, shall BE-
presented to the judge Of the district court at
least twelve days before the commencement OF
any term at which grand jury would not be
quired TO attend under this act, the said Judge
shall order grand jury TO be drawn for said
term. The grand Jury provided for in this SEQ
ton shall be drawn and summoned in the Sams
manner as iuries for the district court.
Section g. That section "a OF chapter So o
the general statutes of 1868 be amended so a.
to read: Section "A. There shall be fifteen grand
jurors summoned and sworn on any grand iury-
and from the persons summoned 10 serve az
grand jurors and appearing, the judge OF the
court shall appoint a foreman, and in every case
when any person appointed foreman shall be-
shall be dismissed. tie judge shall appoint
foreman in his place. III case any grand JUROR
fails to attend or is discharged. his place shan
be filled by q taleslan, to be selected By the
judge.
Section 4 That section 90 Of chapter s. OF
the general statutes Of 1858 be amended Sc
as to read: Section 20. When an indictments
is presented by the grand Jury, the names
Of all the material witnesses known at
the Il ne TO the public prosecutor must be in
dorsed upon the indictment, but the names Oh
other witnesses may afterwards be indorseS on
said indictment before or durin, the trial. as the
court may by rule or otherwise prescribe. md
said witnesses be subperaed BY the State: but
unless the names of such witnesses as were
known to the public prosecutor before the COM
mencenent OF the trial be Endorsed on the in
dictment, no continuance shall be granted tG
the State on account OF absence Of any witness
whose name is not thus Endorsed.
Section 4. That in counties having populav
ton OF less than sixteea thousand inhabitants
grand jury shall be required to attend only at
the first term Of court in each year. unless petit
toned for and ordered Is hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Section 5. That the original sections %, "A and
% Of chapter e Of the general statutes of 1872
and sections - and = Of said chapter - OF ths
general statutes OF 1S66, be and the same arS
hereby repealed.
Section G. This act shall take effect and be -
force from and after its publication in The oSe-
cial State paper.